The Sakarya Gas Field Development 2 is an offshore project located in the western Black Sea, approximately 165 km off the coast of Filyos, Türkiye. Developed by Turkish Petroleum Corporation, the project involves the expansion of the Sakarya Gas Field’s production capacity through new offshore wells, subsea infrastructure and pipelines for transporting gas to the onshore processing plant in the Filyos area. Its objective is to increase Türkiye’s domestic natural gas production, reduce the country’s dependence on imports and contribute to national energy security.

The SAIPEM 3000 is a self-propelled mono-hull DP derrick crane vessel operating within the Saipem fleet. Designed to perform major offshore operations, the unit supports heavy-lift activities, offshore structure installation, subsea construction works and ROV-assisted operations. Equipped with a fully redundant DP Class 3 dynamic positioning system and a main crane with a lifting capacity of up to 2,177 t, the vessel is deployed on complex offshore projects worldwide.